Tuesday, September 28, 2021

The Orphan Witch by Paige Crutcher

Persephone May has grown up in foster care,  bouncing from home to home,  never belonging.  Bad things happen when she makes eye contact with anyone and now that she's an adult, she's forced to move constantly.  But when she meets Hyacinth, she finally finds a friend,  someone not afraid to look her in the eye.  When Hyacinth invites her to visit their home in Wile Island, she finds her true home and friends that feel like family. Wile Island is full of magic and Persephone discovers a whole new side to her magical abilities.  Is she the one foretold in the prophecy to break the curse and bring the lost witches home?
At times I felt a bit lost in the story with the many characters, past and present. It's a slow build with the world-building on the island,  but I was fascinated by the library of the lost and the "librarian". The cover art on this book is amazing and what drew me to the book on the first place! Mysterious and magical...

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